WickCheck / Trading school / Consequent encroachment
Consequent encroachmentCEAdvanced
The 50% midpoint of a fair value gap or a long wick.
What it means
ICT treats the CE as the key level inside a gap: price respecting the CE suggests the gap holds; closing through it suggests it fails.
How to spot it
- Halfway between the top and bottom of the FVG.
Common mistakes
- Entering at the edge of the gap when your rules say CE.
Related terms
Fair value gapA three-candle pattern where the wicks of the first and third candle do not over…Mean thresholdThe 50% level of an order block's body.…WickThe thin part of a candle above or below the body, showing prices that were reac…
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